Urban College of Boston is a private community college located in Boston, MA. It offers 7 programs for degree/certificate. (All degree programs are offered online completely at Urban College of Boston).

It is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Urban College of Boston is $7,608. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Massachusetts private community colleges' average ($30,164).

Total 868 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Massachusetts community colleges.


2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Urban College of Boston. Then, we compare its costs to Massachusetts community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance -
Amount
Tuition & Fees$7,608
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,572
Average Financial Aid$3,725
Cost of Attendance$20,180
After Financial Aid$16,455
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Tuition & Fees
Urban College of Boston$7,608
Private Community Colleges in Massachusetts$30,164
Private Community Colleges in U.S.$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Urban College of Boston offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs43NOT OFFERED
Total Programs43NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 34 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 868 students at Urban College of Boston including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 50 male students and 678 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total72816712
Male Students50644
Female Students67810668

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 868 total students, 868 students enrolled through distance learning (868 students enrolled exclusively and 0 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment868
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses868
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Urban College of Boston.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, private (not-for-profit)
Address2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA
Phone617-449-7070
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »$7,608
Student Population »868 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »12%
Transfer-out Rate50%
Retention Rate36% (Full-time)
56% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,725
Students to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)